Official Cup

Holmbush House
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nichifor Crașovan started the match with the kick off. An unexpected shot in the 3rd minute by Syd Ely got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Whitypool United's Syd Ely got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 12 minutes into the match, FC TraLaLa's goal looked a bit too open when Fraser Barkley came free, but Marcu Tărbac reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13th minute Whitypool United were awarded a corner. Henry Soussan went to the cornerflag to take it. The crowd rose to their feet as Whitypool United's Fraser Barkley slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Marcu Tărbac. That made the score 3-0 after 18 minutes of play. Syd Ely scored 4-0 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marcu Tărbac, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the match had gone on for 25 minutes, Syd Ely took a quick shot and it went in 5-0 without a chance for Marcu Tărbac to make any attempt to save it. In the 30th minute, Whitypool United's Fraser Barkley dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 6-0. Marcu Tărbac made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fraser Barkley in the 34th minute of play. Fraser Barkley charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fraser Barkley the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Whitypool United's goalkeeper Angelo Melani, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. FC TraLaLa's Marcu Tărbac proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save FC TraLaLa from getting a goal against them. With an all-out effort, Whitypool United's Marcu Tărbac threw himself towards the right post 42 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Fraser Barkley, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Fraser Barkley received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Marcu Tărbac came out and tried to block the shot, but Fraser Barkley slotted it home off the left post making it 7-0 in the 43rd minute. In the 47th minute of the match, Fraser Barkley tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Marcu Tărbac saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 7-0.

Adam Dinulescu hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Marcu Tărbac came out of the goal in the 60th minute to try and stop a shot by Whitypool United's Charis Vlastaras. But to his dismay, Charis Vlastaras quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 10-0. 63 minutes into the game, Syd Ely cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 11-0. Marcu Tărbac was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Daniel Jenkins's late challenge caught a FC TraLaLa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Daniel Jenkins helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Whitypool United getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Daniel Jenkins hit a great ball. A collision led to Whitypool United getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Daniel Jenkins hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Syd Ely in the 68th minute of play forced FC TraLaLa's goalkeeper Marcu Tărbac to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcu Tărbac made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Charis Vlastaras in the 71st minute of play. Marcu Tărbac stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Syd Ely's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. FC TraLaLa's Marcu Tărbac played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Charis Vlastaras in the 74th minute of play. After 75 minutes of play, Whitypool United's Charis Vlastaras made it 12-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcu Tărbac was left in no man's land by his defense there! Marcu Tărbac came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by Whitypool United's Fraser Barkley. But to his dismay, Fraser Barkley quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 13-0. 85 minutes into the game, Whitypool United's Syd Ely nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcu Tărbac made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 14-0. 89 minutes into the match, Charis Vlastaras had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcu Tărbac. FC TraLaLa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Charis Vlastaras was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 15-0. Whitypool United's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Henry Soussan in the 94th minute. The corner led Whitypool United's Henry Soussan to fire away a dangerous shot which Marcu Tărbac despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball.